“RISEN MOTHERHOOD” | Chapter 1 Chat of Risen Motherhood by Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler Book

“In the short term, we are far too easily motivated by the promise of a Netflix binge, the sweet treat in the pantry, or the upcoming girls’ trip. But none of these things last beyond a moment, and they don’t cure the problem deep within us. We cannot will ourselves into finding joy in motherhood because we cannot will ourselves into the obedience or love God requires of us. If we’re to find true, lasting joy in our motherhood journey, what we need is the work of Jesus Christ.
We don’t need the world’s version of motherhood; we need a risen motherhood, transformed by the resurrection of our Lord and Savior. We need his shed blood if we’re going to shed our guilt and failures. We need his fullness to fill us where we are empty. We need his sacrifice and hurt so we can sacrifice for others until it hurts. We need his wounds to cure our wounds. We need his atonement to atone once and for all for our sins. We need his death to give us life.”

I have begun reading Risen Motherhood by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler and today we talk about Chapter One. I recorded this on a Thursday hence Happy Thursday, so just ignore that 😂

Chapter One is more of an overview of how we may be feeling during our season of motherhood, and ways that we will look at that we can shift our thinking so that we fulfill our ultimate purpose and find joy in motherhood again.

Let me know if you’ve read this yet, or if you’d like to read along and share your thoughts!

Also, sorry for the presentation of the video. I do fix it in my next one 😊